Raptors guard Kyle Lowry out Thursday vs. Cavs

Toronto Raptors starting point guard Kyle Lowry officially will not play Thursday night when the Raptors host LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers.

Lowry took a pretty brutal fall in Monday’s game against the Brooklyn Nets and missed Tuesday’s game against the Miami Heat. Delon Wright got the start on Tuesday and is expected to start again.

The Raptors will also be without starting power forward Serge Ibaka, who is serving a 1-game suspension for throwing punches at Miami’s James Johnson on Tuesday.

Cleveland has lost six of their last nine games and they’ll get a good opportunity against a short-handed Raptors team. However, the Raptors have done well leaning on young players that have emerged for them this season. And DeMar DeRozan is playing as well as anybody in the NBA, so the Cavs 27th ranked defense will still have its hands full.

Tip-off for the Cavs and Raptors is slated for 8 p.m. EST on TNT.

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